“DOWN BY THE BAY – WHERE THE WATER BUFFALO ROAM – BACK TO MY HOME I DARE NOT GO.” What exactly is this? It is a traditional children’s song made popular by a singer Raffi. Okay, these are not exactly the right words – it’s actually where the watermelons grow. So why open the article with this?...
If you read Larry's Tree Redux — Prequil Behind-The-Scenes: Travels With Larry Smith – you have already met some of the great people in Avery County, NC. The rest of the WTFCF crew arrived on August 8 and the actual shoot began on August 9. The crew received such a warm welcome from Larry — It was...
North Carolina is one of my favorite places. From the mountains, to Raleigh, and the beaches. Actually, I have never been to one of the beaches, but they look beautiful on google and I do love a good beach. That aside, I would move there in a heartbeat if my husband – he loves where we live – and...
North Carolina is one of my favorite places. From the mountains, to Raleigh, and the beaches. Actually, I have never been to one of the beaches, but they look beautiful on google and I do love a good beach. That aside, I would move there in a heartbeat if my husband – he loves where we live – and...
Spring and Summer time in Georgia! What can be more beautiful? In the yards you may spot Azaleas in a ton of brilliant colors or maybe Hyacinth, Tulips, Spanish Bluebell, Irises and Corn Flowers. Corn Flowers have an interesting history – called bachelor’s buttons because they last so long they...
HOW MANY DIFFERENT THINGS CAN YOU MAKE WITH PEACHES? LET’S FIND OUT! Where The Food Comes From visited Lane Southern Orchards, nestled in south Georgia in Fort Valley, at the peak of peach season in June. Established in 1908, Lane Southern Orchards has been growing peaches and pecans for over 100...
Last week on WTFCF we visited L&M Farms in East Palatka, Fl. We met the Director of Food Recovery Feeding Florida Sherri Atwell. Sherri talked about how the “face of hunger” is changing and we learned that 3.1 million people in Florida alone cannot afford nutritious food. Feeding Florida was...
In Season 2, we’ve visited visited so many wonderful, interesting, and fun places with Where The Food Comes From. You might remember those amazing tomatoes at Red Sun Farms – one of the largest greenhouse growers in North America. Tomatoes hanging from the ceiling in the most sanitary conditions...
The Time MachineTIFTON, GA — Is it the year 1890? I don’t think so, but you’d never know it here at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village on the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). WTFCF visited April 20 for the annual Folklife Festival. We’ve all visited...
The Time MachineTIFTON, GA — Is it the year 1890? I don’t think so, but you’d never know it here at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village on the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). WTFCF visited April 20 for the annual Folklife Festival. We’ve all visited...
